The idea for the book Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990．It took her seven years to finish writing it．During those seven years she had a number of jobs．including one job as an English teacher in Portugal．

    Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it．She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer．Before she sold her book，Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter．

    Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England．The book also really took off in the United States．After her second and third books were published，the there Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of best-sellers．Then the books were made into popular movies．Without question．Rowling’s life had completely changed，in just three years．

    Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages．In 1997，Rowling was earning ￡70(about US$110) a week．By the end of 2001，she had earned over ￡150 million($250 million)，making her one of the most successful female writers of all time．

    根据短文内容，选择正确的答案，

1．This reading is about _________．

  A．Harry Potter’s life                               B．the writer’s life

  C．how the book became a movie      D．why Harry Potter is popular

2．Which sentence is true about the first Harry Potter book．

   A．Four publishers bought it．    B．It took the writer several years to finish it．

   C．It was first published in Portugal   D．Rowling got the idea from her daughter

3．Rowling’s dream was __________．

  A．to be a magician    B．to make a movie

  C．to have her books published    D．to be an English teacher

4．How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?

  A．more than 35    B．about 135    C．about 90    D．more than 150

5．Which sentence is true about Rowling？

   A．Many other writers have been much more successful than she．

  B．Not many writers are as successful as she is

   C．She is more successful than other writers

   D．She became successful because of a movie

The idea for the book Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.

Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was short of money, living in a small apartment with her daughter. She could not afford heat in the winter.

Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling’s life had completely changed, in just three years.

Harry Potter has now sold more than 30 million books around the world and has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned ?70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over ?150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.

56. Rowling’s dream was 　　　.

　 A. to be a book seller B. to make a movie

　 C. to have her books published　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be an English teacher

57. Which sentence is TRUE about the first Harry Potter book?

　 A. Four publishers bought it. B. It took the writer many years to finish it.

　 C. It was first published in Portugal.　　　　　　 D. Rowling got the idea from her daughter.

58. Harry Potter has been translated into 　　　 languages.

　 A. about 50 B. more than 35　　　　　 C. about 70　　　　　　　　　 D. more than 150

59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Rowling?

　 A. Not many writers are as successful as she is.

　 B. She spent seven years finishing writing her first book.

C. She lived a poor life before her books were published.

　 D. Her books were made into movies and she directed them.

60. This reading is about 　　　 .

　 A. the writer’s life B. Harry Potter’s life

　 C. how the book became a movie　　　　　　　　 D. why Harry Potter is popular

J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.
After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator (翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.
Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry,  they can imagine being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She’s writing full time and she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s books

1. 1.

   From the passage, we know ______.

   1. A.
      J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip
   2. B.
      J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young
   3. C.
      J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister
   4. D.
      Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story
2. 2.

   The Harry Potter series is ______.

   1. A.
      written for young people
   2. B.
      only enjoyed by children
   3. C.
      only sold in England
   4. D.
      about a young inspector
3. 3.

   J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ______.

   1. A.
      likes to travel all over the world with her daughter
   2. B.
      is too busy to enjoy her life
   3. C.
      is excited about her success every day
   4. D.
      is still writing stories for children
4. 4.

   How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

   1. A.
      There are magical things
   2. B.
      The stories happened in the modern world
   3. C.
      It has seven books
   4. D.
      It took much time to finish

A．J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

B．J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

C．J.K. Rowling is two years younger titan her sister

A．July 1965

B．the summer of 1990

C．June1997

A．written for young people

B．only er0oyed by children

C．only sold in England

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is still writing stories for children